The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
BATTLING STORM CLOUDS.
HEAVENS ARTILLERY BREAKS Lo0sl
OYER PATERSON.

HEAVENS ARTILLERY BREAKS JOOSA
OYER PATERSON
Thunderboits In tho South Reply to Thundcv.
belts In the North. and Paterson IL In the
Centre OF the Commotion.
The wind was south at o'clock on Fri.
day night in Paterson. and low clouds with III
defined edges looking as IL, should they rain.
they would rain hot water, Hoated lazily norths
ward. In the northwest. heavy. black thunder
clouds were pouring down rain and lightning
on the iron bound Preakness Mountain, while
they moved toward the northeast along the
Iron track. toward the Newburgh Highlands
as 90 many summer showers do. The clouds
from tho south thiokened, grow blaoker. and
gave rise to rolling thunder and cool blasts
Simultaneously shower came on from the
northeast. Tho three showers faced zach
other across the Haledon hills, over which waa
q triangular clear space. The clear space be-
came yellow. then green, and finally blaehs
The storm on the Preakness Mountain stoppsds
faced right about, and moved toward tho southf
The showers from tho south moved eastward
and the eastward storm cloud hurried on ID
Join tho rear Of the :. reversed Preakness
shower. Thus the storm clouds Joined theil
forces in o mighty maelstrom, and Paterson
was In the vortex. Tho clouds to the south werx
moving eastward: those to the east were god
ing toward the west. and the latter wort
moving southwark. Tho circular storm rex
volved for two long hours.
1t was about four miles In diameter, and th4
effect was the greatest at the outer edge. tw9
miles from the centre. While the city wa1
nluminsd in electric Light By almost incessans
flashes. the results were the worst In the subS
urbs. The Same thunder clouds rolled around
and around four or i've times They could b
distinguished BY their peculiar detonationS
1t was an artillery duel. A flash and Q orasH
from the south would be answered BY boon3
from the north. Immediately the south would
reply, and the north would hurl an answcA
back. until with an inoessant banging and
crashing, east and west were fighting at the
same moment. and poor Paterson lay helpless
between 1t all, like the infantry lies In IN I'm,
pending battle under the murderous arch Of
shrieking shells and bowling solid shot.
The lightning In the city was IN startling.
binding sheets Of white flame. In the sub.
urbs. at the outer edge Of the storm. It Was Ii
fiery rain. red. pink. purple. and yellow. the
curves and Hig-zags coming down again and
again n the sams Path awful
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nssFamenes snapPed and craekied IKE crease aa
and iishtsd the gas oS Tor. v except Tor the light,
doors. T ali the conscience stricken sinner
there, the millennium would be nigh.
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family. They we're 50 much alarmed that they
al si Tie others ICON o9nbined. Mr.; Campbell who
bodily through the French window In. front.
twenty feet "a. out on the lawn. His vito and
was discoyered later Sitting uneonseiSas Ia
was struck. The furniture was Knocked around.
the plaster fell from the ceiling the gilt cor;
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never saw the Hash; but ne heard The smaahina
down. The driving rain rail- and Ra revived him him
on the lawn, and when come Of the other mems
covered to come to his rescue he was able With
help to Walk int the house again All revived
Kline. The Doctor found all the family suffer-
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homo, had an umbrella knocked out 81 his
butcher in TotoWp avenue, had had his teie-
phone taken out, but the wires remained. The
lightning followed the wires and set the shoD
OF John W. McCuIloch's house near Haledon,
was struck and twisted by, the lightning. A
small lightning flash came through a window
curtain, burning hols In It, and then seorched
street. .-T. - :. - - = i
The rainfall was slightly more than one inch
The wind was at no time high. and the air wni
almost as hot after tho shower. for once mor3
the lay. wet clouds came from The septh